My son and I attended a percussion ensemble and steel band by Thad Anderson and Kirk Gay at UCF. To my surprised we enjoyed it very much. As noted in the first chapters of this course is the proper times to applaud and times to get up without interrupting the performance. All was brilliant music and beautiful harmony. My favorite piece was Reich: Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organs. This is a composition by Steve Reich in 1973. I believe this piece is a polyphonic texture. The memorizing sounds of the organ, vibraphone, marimbas, woman’s voices, and glockenspiels. I absolutely loved how you can hear every individual instruments and sounds. I like how they noted in the program the four sections of changes in key and meter. If you
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I am just learning, but I want to say this piece is mainly consonant. The reason I say that is a heard multiple notes in one from different instruments to come together in one. I would say this piece is preconceived. A piece like this would have to be practiced in advance. One of the things I liked about this piece is the changes it has in the tone and speed in the second half compared to the first. Same notes, same music, just different tomes, loudness and speed. In the beginning it was softer and slower than in the second half the piece became louder and bolder. The voice of one of the woman was amazing. All were amazing, but this one had certain parts in the piece that really brought all of the sounds …show more content…
The musicians had very little if any at all interaction with the audience till it came time to introduce and applaud at the end of the piece. Which I thought was great. I say that because they were so in tune and focused on their conductor. It showed so much dedication and love for their performance. The audience showed approval at the end of the piece by applauding and standing up. There were no movements in this piece. Which allowed me to focus on the music and notes being played. At one point I closed my eyes and just listened to all the different instruments and the woman’s voices with
I am just learning, but I want to say this piece is mainly consonant. The reason I say that is a heard multiple notes in one from different instruments to come together in one. I would say this piece is preconceived. A piece like this would have to be practiced in advance. One of the things I liked about this piece is the changes it has in the tone and speed in the second half compared to the first. Same notes, same music, just different tomes, loudness and speed. In the beginning it was softer and slower than in the second half the piece became louder and bolder. The voice of one of the woman was amazing. All were amazing, but this one had certain parts in the piece that really brought all of the sounds …show more content…
The musicians had very little if any at all interaction with the audience till it came time to introduce and applaud at the end of the piece. Which I thought was great. I say that because they were so in tune and focused on their conductor. It showed so much dedication and love for their performance. The audience showed approval at the end of the piece by applauding and standing up. There were no movements in this piece. Which allowed me to focus on the music and notes being played. At one point I closed my eyes and just listened to all the different instruments and the woman’s voices with